Huell Burnley Howser was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist, best known for hosting, producing, and writing California's Gold and his human interest show Visiting.
22 Facts About Huell Howser
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Huell Howser voiced the Backson in Winnie the Pooh.
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Huell Howser graduated from the University School of Nashville in 1963, then studied history and political science at the University of Tennessee, where he served as student body president.
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Huell Howser was a television personality working for the University of Tennessee.
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Huell Howser conducted informal, often impromptu, interviews with locals involved with the sites he visited.
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Huell Howser produced California's Communities, California's Golden Fairs, Downtown, California's Water, California's Green, California's Golden Coast, California's Golden Parks, Road Trip, Visiting.
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Articles written by Huell Howser appeared in Westways, the magazine of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
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Huell Howser spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to stop the demolition of buildings designed by Paul Williams at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard.
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In 2011, Huell Howser voiced the Backson in the post-credits scene of Walt Disney Animation Studios' feature film Winnie the Pooh.
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Huell Howser lived in the historic El Royale apartments in Los Angeles, California, in an apartment which had previously been home to character actor William Frawley.
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Huell Howser mentioned that he was a Methodist during his episode covering the Nevada County Fair on California's Golden Fairs.
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In 2003, Huell Howser purchased the 1,800-square-foot Volcano House, situated on a volcanic cinder cone just outside Barstow in Newberry Springs, along with 60 acres of desert and a man-made lake.
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In 2010, Huell Howser put the unusual residence on the market for $650,000.
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In June 2012, The Panther, a student-run newspaper for Chapman University, announced that Huell Howser had donated the Volcano House to the school.
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On November 27,2012, The Sacramento Bee reported that Huell Howser was retiring from making new shows, amid speculation in the television community that he was seriously ill.
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On January 7,2013, Huell Howser died at his Palm Springs home, at the age of 67.
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Huell Howser had been battling cancer for several years and his death certificate listed metastatic prostate cancer as the cause.
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Huell Howser's body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea off the coast of Los Angeles County.
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On January 15,2013, a memorial was held for Huell Howser, who said before his death that he did not want a funeral as he did not want attention.
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Huell Howser donated his videotaped collection of California's Gold episodes, as well as those of his other series, to Chapman University in 2011.
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Huell Howser donated his personal papers, and a large collection of books on California history to the university.
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Huell Howser gave his extensive art collection, which consists mostly of "found-object" art collected during his travels, to the university, and endowed the California's Gold Scholarship Fund.